Tertiary education, academic staff in Indonesia
Indonesia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 44.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Indonesia, 1983–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, tertiary education, academic staff in Indonesia stood at 44.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Indonesia peaked at 44.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1993.
That places Indonesia 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17.2% | — |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -55.2% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +374.0% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 8.1% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.3% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 38.5% | 43.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.37 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Indonesia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Indonesia was 44.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1993.
- How does Indonesia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Indonesia ranks 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.